diff --git a/net/wireless/ibss.c b/net/wireless/ibss.c
index 42840a0..c883389 100644
--- a/net/wireless/ibss.c
+++ b/net/wireless/ibss.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	if (WARN_ON(wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC))
 		return;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!wdev->ssid_len))
+	if (!wdev->ssid_len)
 		return;
 
 	bss = cfg80211_get_bss(wdev->wiphy, NULL, bssid,
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 	struct cfg80211_event *ev;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	CFG80211_DEV_WARN_ON(!wdev->ssid_len);
+
 	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev), gfp);
 	if (!ev)
 		return;